To my knowledge, the new route has not yet been documented on this website aside from Eric-Griz's brief comment regarding his return trip below:

Drove the new-ish jeep road signed "Cooke's Town" a couple of miles and parked just south of Shale Spring as labelled on topo maps. This was not at a proper trailhead, just simply on the side of the road. Hiked cross country to enter the mouth of OK Canyon at a solar-powered trough gushing with water. Picked up a trail at this windmill/solar trough which takes you to the summit. Routefinding is easy aside from a burn area in the oaks about half way up.

Predictably incredible views up top. Camping on the peak would be okay for maybe up to 3 people, was great for the 2 of us. Windbreak in the form of a low rock wall was a welcome respite from the constant 15 mph winds and a soaking frost. Setting a tent up would not be recommended...

Parked near a sign for Cooke's Town and hiked up a rough road for a bit. Then I hike up a ridge to the summit. Found a cairned trail on the summit ridge that turned into an engineered trail complete with waterbars. Hiked this trail down to the mouth of a canyon then hiked cross-country past an old mining shack and back to the road to my car.

Direct ascent of NE Ridge after a good snowstorm. Parked 0.5 miles below "TH", hiked to the end of the abandoned 4WD road and climbed to the top of the ridge directly passing the old mine. There was 1/2 to 1 foot of snow on the ridge and in the canyon. Nice hike/climb, beautiful weather, great views.

We took 7 hours to make the 12 mile roundtrip to the lonely summit. The hot weather and scant trails were the main obstacles. Take more that 4 liters if hiking in the summer. The summit was quite satisfying: small and airy with vertical cliffs dropping off on three sides. We were repeatedly buzzed by swallows practicing their dog fighting skills - impressive.